Middle East law firm relief

Sarah Chisman-Duffy, a business development manager at Acritas, offers a practical guide for in-house counsel and law firms about the latest spend trends

Law firms can breathe a sigh of relief in the Middle East. Despite the continued uncertainty within the global economy, law firm clients in most Middle East countries, with the exception of the UAE, have continued to report and forecast significant growth in spend on legal services.

Further good news, a third of internationally active clients outside of the Middle East now have legal requirements in the region. This article examines the trends in detail and takes views from both sides of the client-law-firm relationship: How should in-house counsel get the most from their law firms and how can law firms benefit from this opportunity? Is having a local market presence important?

Acritas’ sharplegal research is an annual survey of over 2,000 influential legal buyers globally. The Middle East element of the study incorporates over 200 interviews with senior legal buyers.

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